SHANGRI-LA DIALOGUE
China's Defence Minister Li Shangfu used a speech in Singapore to attack US strategy toward the Indo-Pacific, saying Washington is seeking to stoke confrontation through its support for Taiwan, military deployments and building alliances in the region.
And Li vowed that China would defend its interests - particularly over Taiwan, the biggest potential military flashpoint between the world's biggest economies.
"We will never hesitate to defend our legitimate rights and interests, let alone sacrificing the nation's core interests," Li said Sunday. "As the lyrics of a well-known Chinese song goes, when friends visit us, we welcome them with fine wine. When jackals or wolves come we will face them with shotguns."
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